An alert Easton police officer enforcing traffic along Turnpike Street Monday morning nabbed two suspects in connection to a bank robbery in West Bridgewater.

Not long after Officer Lonnie Ataman heard about the Mansfield Bank holdup on the police scanner at 9:30 a.m. on April 15, he spotted the suspect red car heading north on Turnpike Street towards to Brockton.

He chased the vehicle for a short distance before stopping it at 35 Turnpike St. in West Bridgewater. He was able to cuff the suspects with the help of Easton Det. Sgt. Michael Fox, Det. Darren Mangott and Officer Christopher Aker.

Instead of making the arrest, Ataman turned them over to West Bridgewater police, Easton police Lt. Gary Sullivan said.

Adam Bolus, 29, whose last known address was in Marshfield, and Danielle A. Perry, 26, of 18 Handy Avenue in Brockton, were charged with the robbery. They were to be arraigned in court on Tuesday.

Police were first alerted to the alleged robbery when a bank employee called West Bridgewater dispatch to report a man, later indentified as Bolus, had handed a teller a note saying he was armed.

He demanded money before fleeing.

West Bridgewater Officer John Craven noticed a red vehicle speeding along Route 106 and noted the registration. Ataman noticed several items used in the alleged crime in plain view in the suspect car.

Lt. Gary Sullivan said Easton dispatch was told there were no weapons shown at the time of the incident.